The architecture competition for students by

students spanning 120 hours

Its the moment youve all been waiting for!
Here is the assignment for the 2017 edition of 120 HOURS!
Please read this document and the provided source material very carefully!

THE WAY OF THE BUYI

SITE:

Puan City, Guiyang, China

Latitude: 25.7659090 Longitude: 105.0744090
https://goo.gl/P678xb

PROGRAM:

Canteen and library building for the LiangMeng school complex

BACKGROUND:

The LiangMeng Primary school faces a beautiful valley located in the rural area of Puan City, China. It is connected
by a 4 hours drive to the provincial capital Guyiang. The whole region is home to many Chinese ethnic groups, but
the one that inhabits this underdeveloped rural area is known as the BUYI minority. Their economy is mainly based
on agricolture and mining and it has been slightly improved by the construction of logistic infrastructures after 1949.
Even if their daily life is partially modernized, their culture is still influenced by ancient traditions and activities.
TASK:

You are requested to conceive and design a canteen and library building of 100 m2 that will serve the LiangMeng
school complex. Please be aware that this is a project in a underdevelopt part of China, so those functions can be
solved in a very rudimetary and pragmatic way. The project must respect the following guidelines:

1 Your building design must not exceed 100 m2 area

2 Your building design must not extend beyond the boundaries shown in the area of the cad file

3 Your building design should be maximum 2 stories high.

4 The space should accommodate the needs of the 200 primary school children of the school.

5 Rough estimation for the construction cost is 1000 Chinese Yuan per sqm. Therefore for a 100m2 building, it
would be 100.000 Chinese Yuan (14.500 USD).

6 EVERY DESIGN ENTRY MUST TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE FEASABILITY AND THE REALITY OF
CONSTRUCTION SINCE THE WINNING PROPOSAL WILL BE BUILT.

EVALUATION:

Your competition entry will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

FEASIBILITY - The project must be designed to ensure its future construction from a structural and economical
perspective.

SPATIAL CONCEPT - The proposal should express a strong spatial and compositional sensibility.

CONTEXT - The project must find a coherent relation with the site, the users and the given program.

REPRESENTATION - The idea should be clear and well represented in order to be evaluated in a short time by the jury.

JURY:

Jan Olav Jensen, Manh Kinh Tran, U67, Christian Hermannsen, Chiara Sala

REFERENCE PAPER:

The Reference Paper pdf is an exaustive guide of all the geological, cultural and architectural features of the areas.
It will also provide more detailed information about the site and architectural costraints and should be used as an
orientation tool during the design process.
EXTRA FILES:

In the download link you will also find the following files:

1 Reference Paper pdf

2 3D file of the sorroundings

3 Cad file of the LiangMeng school complex

4 Google Earth location file

5 Folder of Pictures

CONSTRUCTION PHASE:

120 hours organization is currently completing the financing for the construction phase. If sufficient funds are
collected the winning proposal will be built during the second half of 2017.This implies that the team awarded the
first prize will be invited to further develop its project.

FORMAT:

Your proposal must be presented on two landscape oriented A3 sheets. All text must be in English. All delivered
material must be marked with your team number, presented clearly in the bottom right-hand corner of BOTH your
boards. Your boards must not include ANY information that may give away your identity. Do NOT include the team
name on your boards, only the team number. Your A3 sheets should be uploaded to www.120hours.no within the
deadline March the 5th 2017 at 14.00 (UTC+1). See Delivery section for more information on file names and sizes.

ANY INFRINGEMENTS OF THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE WILL LEAD TO AUTOMATIC

DISQUALIFICATION, AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE JURY.

Remember that your project will be one of very many, so make sure your boards are crystal-clear and stand out!

team xxxx
team xxxx

2 x A3

YES NO
Write the team numbers

Landscape format Portrait format on both the A3s

DELIVERY:

Please read this information very carefully.

You are going to make FOUR files for the upload process:

1. High-resolution PDF containing both A3 posters for your project. This file will be used
for the exhibition. THE MAXIMUM FILE SIZE IS 20MB FOR THIS FILE.
THE NAME OF THE FILE YOU SHALL USE IS: teamXXXX-large-PDF.pdf

2. Low-resolution PDF containing both A3 poster of your project. This file will be used
for the jury process. THE MAXIMUM FILE SIZE IS 2MB FOR THIS FILE.
THE NAME OF THE FILE YOU SHALL USE IS: teamXXXX-small-PDF.pdf

3. FOR PRINT: High-resolution illustration of your project. This is the main illustration
for your project. This can be a render, picture, collage, model photo, drawing etc.
This file will be used for our web page and promotional purposes. THE FILE FORMAT
MUST BE A JPEG, WITH 300DPI RESOLUTION. THE MAXIMUM FILE SIZE IS 5MB FOR THIS
FILE.
THE NAME OF THE FILE YOU SHALL USE IS: teamXXXX-large-JPEG.jpeg

4. FOR WEB: Low-resolution illustration of your project. This is the same illustration as
the High-resolution illustration. This file will be used for our web page and
promotional purposes. THE FILE FORMAT MUST BE A JPEG, WITH 72DPI RESOLUTION.
THE MAXIMUM FILE SIZE IS 500KB FOR THIS FILE.
THE NAME OF THE FILE YOU SHALL USE IS: teamXXXX-small-JPEG.jpeg

* teamXXXX - insert your own team number

IF YOU FAIL TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WE WILL AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFY YOUR

PROPOSAL, SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE USED THE CORRECT FILE NAMES WHEN YOU
UPLOAD YOUR PROJECT. YOU WILL ALSO ONLY BE ABLE TO UPLOAD YOUR PROJECT ONCE, SO BE
SURE TO CHECK THAT YOU ARE UPLOADING THE RIGHT FILES, BECAUSE WE WILL UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE THE FILES FOR YOU.

If you have any questions, you may search for answers in the online FAQ and our Facebook page, or send us an e-mail
at contact@120hours.no Remember to mark the e-mail with your participant code.

Good luck!